Matthew 25:14-30 is fairly clear (not that the socialists don’t try to pervert the meaning).

I don’t see how anyone can read the scriptures and conclude Jesus would approve of socialism. We’re called to self sacrifice to meet the needs of our neighbors…not to use the coercive power of the state to enforce compassion!

The “Big Tent” analogy isn’t the correct one…the correct one is a MAGNET…we need to be a MAGNET that draws these independents in who are sick and tired of what’s going on in Washington—Fred Thompson

The interactions Christ had with government cannot, in any reasonable interpretation, be read to mean He endorsed large-scale government.

In fact, if one considers the history of the U.S., it’s not until this foolish idea first reared its’ head in the 50s and 60s that America stopped spreading democracy and freedom.

Consider that freedom is key to spreading Christianity – take a look at Saudi where just being a Christian is punishable. Then consider that there is no form of government other than democracy to ensure the freedoms of the minority.

This was and is a foolish notion, in the literal, biblical sense; to follow it is to be lost.

Mew

Socialism is man centered.

Conservatism is God centered!

As far as the poor, they will be with us always until all things are made right (it’s the nature of sin that creates such economic divides among the people), but we do have an obligation to ensure that any capable man, through an honest days work, can provide for himself and his family the basics (food, clothing, and shelter). It is not the responsibility of the state to provide it; it is his personal responsibility to work for it.

this is a toss-off diary that does little more than scroll a diary that required actual effort off the page. It also reeks of a Conservatives in the Mist experiment.

Please don’t do this again.

Your whole point? To come here promote and Jesus as a Socialist? To point out how we are not being Christian by refusing to accept the government’s Socialism in place of our own Christian charity, which God does call for?

Mailloux, one of our outstanding diarists at RS, is able to connect the spiritual with our secular world, has written about Christian charity before. Here is a link to at least one of his diaries addressing this, there may be others.

http://www.redstate.com/mailloux/2009/10/15/the-progressive-gospel%E2%80%99s-big-push-for-the-public-option/

Jesus believed in helping those who were unable to help themselves and said to give
10%, not the farm! He believed in taking care of your neighbor, not
that we had to provide for everyone. He was not a vegetarian and
believed that animals were put here for man’s use. We were not
on the same level, but above and ruling over them. He hated churches
that used people for their money and threw money changers from the
Temple for selling things in the name of God. He believed in
supporting our ministers to the extent that they weren’t hungry,
but not living in luxury ie Pharasees.

He ate fish, drank wine and would never support abortion or gay
rights, but didn’t condemn or turn away those that sinned no
more and said we were not to judge, but leave that to His Father.
However, he did say “Sin no more.”

God believes in private property. Case Closed!

A commenter over at Free Republic shared this scripture, “Every man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” – 2 Corinthians 9:7

Kind of obliterates Clark’s argument, doesn’t it? It also discredits the Catholic doctrine he relies upon.